Friday, November 16, 2007

After a couple of hours in front of a microfilm reader in the windowless archives at Buffalo State College on Wednesday, I needed to stretch my legs and get some fresh air. I went out to the rooftop courtyard to have a look at the "Pot-Bellied Buffalo," created by ceramics students at the school:

Then I noticed a brick wall that had been partially covered in writing -- words had been written on individual bricks, in white chalk. I finally noticed a title at the top: "The Greats of Life."

Many were inspiring, positive words, like simplicity, knowledge, acceptance, and spontaneity; others were concrete nouns like sky, castles, and honey. Aside from the obvious "greats," there were some that were less obvious, like exits and speckles (?). Anyway, I knew right away what I had to do, and fortunately there were a few little chalk stubs on the ground.

So sad that I missed your posts the past few days. I'm a long-time lurker who lives blocks from Buff State. Would've loved to show you around and commiserate with a fellow grad student. I'm finishing a PhD in Brit lit at the Univ at Buffalo and have been buried under work and away from blogs. I'm guessing you're gone, but if you're ever back doing research, let me know and we can do coffee and a yarn shop or two.

A little late, but last night I saw "Lars and the Real Girl." What a sweet movie; DH and I both loved it. BTW, you didn't mention all the handknit items in the movie, especially the baby blanket/scarf.